Steampunk Costume for the Cosplay Newbie

If you are looking to make a Steampunk costume this Halloween, but you are like Sophie Brown - sewing limited capabilities :) - then join Sophie in her great endeavor to make a her first Steampunk cotume:

In September I attended a steampunk convivial in my home town, naturally this required creating a steampunk costume. For someone whose sewing experience at the point of buying my ticket consisted of reattaching a few buttons to shirts, that was a pretty daunting prospect. Thanks to YouTube, Threadbanger and a lot of time on Google, I eventually managed to create a costume that looked pretty good, despite my lack of skills with fabric and thread.

We'll post updates as we catch them - you can also follow her on Twitter.